Tioga on the Go

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On June 7th, researchers on Tioga performed maintenance work at the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory, a research station that collects climate data from a mast on the shore and a tower almost two miles (three kilometers) out to sea. The tower base and an underwater platform, called the offshore node, also serve as seafloor power strips where scientists plug in underwater instruments. After its annual maintenance check in the onshore lab, the node was ready for redeployment. (Illustration by Jayne Doucette)